Van Winkle, by his own admission, was initially intrigued by the older Madonna – she was 33 to his 24 when they began dating in 1991 – but eventually felt used and betrayed by her freewheeling sexuality.

“Going out with Madonna was exciting,” he told "News of the World". “She was older than me and a great lover. She’s still the oldest person I’ve ever been with, so that was an experience.”